Chris Ferguson, who was one of the later registrants into this tournament, raised from the cutoff, and the big blind defended.
The flop was , and the big blind check-called a bet from the five-time bracelet winner. The turn was the , and again, the big blind check-called a bet from Ferguson.
Both players checked the on the river.
"King," announced the big blind, showing . Ferguson checked and rechecked his hole cards before mucking.
Tournament officials have just announced the tournament payouts. There were a grand total of 472 players who entered Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed, and 71 of them will get paid.
Finishing in 71st place will earn players $2,259, but if they go all the way, in addition to winning a WSOP gold bracelet, they will take home $145,577 and the title.
On fifth street Adam Thoutt checked to Chris Ferguson, who bet. Another player called, as did Thoutt. On sixth street, Thoutt bet, and Ferguson was all in for his last 500. The third player in the hand called. Thoutt bet on seventh street, and the other player called before all hands were turned over.
The third player in the hand showed for trip eights, but Thoutt beat that with for a flush. Ferguson showed for trip queens and was eliminated. Thoutt took down the pot with his flush and moved up to 15,000.
Randy Ohel raised to 600 from middle position, and the hijack three-bet to 2,100. Ohel called, and the flop was . Ohel bet 4,000, and his opponent raised all in. Ohel quickly called.
Ohel:
Hijack:
The turn was the and the river the , meaning Ohel's two pair, jacks and sevens, was good enough to eliminate his opponent.
A player completed with the before Daniel Negreanu raised. His opponent called. Negreanu bet on fourth and fifth streets before his opponent took the lead and check-called a bet on sixth street. On seventh street, it was checked to Negreanu, who bet again, having bet all streets. His opponent folded, and Negreanu moved up over 40,000 chips.